The Cult of Bellum Entertainment
About this episode
Chelsea and Iman investigate the alleged crimes behind Bellum Entertainment with guest Jami Rice, revealing a web of deception and exploitation.
This week, Chelsea and Iman investigate The Cult of Bellum Entertainment, the true crime production company whose founder, Mary Carol McDonald, allegedly spent years building a very different kind of crime empire behind the scenes. True crime podcaster Jami Rice (@jamionair) joins us with an especially wild perspective: she was working at the bank that approved McDonald for a $15 million loan after she allegedly posed as an heiress to an $80 million fortune. We get into bouncing paychecks, unpaid freelancers, fake family lore, suspiciously persuasive baked goods, a lawyer with his own bonkers backstory, and the sunk-cost psychology that kept employees hanging on even as the red flags started multiplying. Come for the Hollywood labor exploitation, stay for the revelation that apparently even the pies were part of the grift. Granny Delvy, your table is ready. Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles, @imanharirikia. Pre-order Iman's new book, Once in a Timeline, here! Your pre-order helps make more books possible! Sounds Like A Cult is coming to…
People in this episode
Hosts: Chelsea, Iman
Guest: Jami Rice
Topics covered
- true crime
- Hollywood labor exploitation
- financial fraud
- psychology
- entertainment industry
Keywords
- Bellum Entertainment
- Mary Carol McDonald
- true crime
- financial fraud
- Hollywood
- labor exploitation
- psychology
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bellum Entertainment
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